Sabia erratica

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Sabia erratica

Description

Evergreen, woody. Leaves oblong, 5-8 by 2.5-3 cm, index 2-2. 7, pergamentaceous, above glabrous or still sparsely pubescent especially at the base and on midrib, beneath laxly pubescent especially on midrib and nerves; Sepals ovate to somewhat elliptic, 0.8-1 by 0.5-0.75 mm, obtuse to acute, ± pubescent, ciliolate. Petals oblong or oblong-ovate to sublanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 3.75-4 by 1-1.5 mm, acute to narrow-obtuse, subciliolate, nerves up to 6, dark-coloured. Stamens 2.3-3 mm;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Malaya (Singapore present), Bt. Timah Res present
Malesia: Singapore (Bt. Timah Res.), only known from the type, collected in 1940.

Notes

In habit somewhat resembling S. parviflora but readily distinguished by floral characters.
On the label noted as a 'tree, 100 ft', but this is suspected to be a wrong annotation or field observation or a wrong label.